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NEW DELHI: Cautioning that CT scans and biomarker tests were not needed in mild Covid cases, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria said one CT was equivalent to 300-400 chest Xrays and could pose potential risk of cancer if the scans were overused. “There is a lot of misuse of CT scans and biomarkers and this can do damage. A lot of people are doing CTs the moment they test positive. There is no point for mild cases. There will be some patches even in some asymptomatic people and they go away without treatment. If you are in home isolation with mild illness and oxygen saturation is good, there...

/PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is donating COVID-19 therapies to Direct Relief, enabling the humanitarian organization to provide COVID-19...

Share this article Share this article INDIANAPOLIS, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has requested the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revoke the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) 700 mg alone. Lilly made this request due to the evolving variant landscape in the U.S. and the full availability of bamlanivimab and etesevimab together. This request is not due to any new safety concern.  This final step in Lilly's transition to only supply bamlanivimab and etesevimab for administration together in the U.S. for the treatment of ...

Share this article Share this article INDIANAPOLIS, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced changes to the purchase agreements with the U.S. government for its neutralizing antibody therapies authorized for emergency use as a treatment for COVID-19. As part of Lilly's planned transition to only supply bamlanivimab and etesevimab together, Lilly and the U.S. government have agreed to modify the purchase agreement of bamlanivimab alone and focus on supply of bamlanivimab and etesevimab together. Additionally, the bamlanivimab and etesevimab agreement ha...

© Sergei SUPINSKY AFP This is the first time that the ECHR has delivered a judgement about compulsory vaccination against childhood diseasesThe European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that obligatory vaccinations can be seen as necessary in democratic societies, in a landmark judgement after a complaint brought by Czech families over compulsory jabs for children. This is the first time that the ECHR has delivered a judgement about compulsory vaccination against childhood diseases. Experts say it could have implications for any policy of compulsory vaccinations against Covid-19. Com...